Clothes-line clamp.



Nu. 683,l38. P-atented Sept. 24, 190i.

9. PARK. L CLOTHES LINE CLAMP.

(Application filed nb. 1a, 190:.)

(No Model.)

i] wuanlroz s W a UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

GEORGIA PARK, OFNEW YORK, N. Y., ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF TO WV.

SHOALES, OF PLYMOUTH, NEW YORK. I

CLOTHES-LINE CLAMP.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 683,138, datedSeptember 24, 1901. Application filed February 13, 1901. Serial No.47,119. (No model.)

To aZZ whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, GEORGIA PARK, a citizen of the United States,residing at New York, in the county of New York and State of New York,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Clothes-LineClamps; and I do declare the following to be a full, clear, and exactdescription of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in theart to which it appertains to make and use the same.

The invention relates to clothes-line clamps,- and more particularly toclamps used for connecting the ends of the clothes-line frame into anendless line which is adapted to travel around pulleys carried bysuitable supports.

The object of the invention is to provide a clamp of this characterwhich shall be simple of construction, durable in use,comparativelyinexpensive of production, and which when in position will securelyconnect together the ends of a rope.

With this and other objects in view the invention consists in certainfeatures of construction and combination of parts, which will behereinafter more fully set forth.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a side elevation illustratingmy invention in use. Fig. 2 is a longitudinal sectional view of theclamp, showing the ends of the clothesline connected thereto and thedirection of strain being indicated by the arrows; and Fig. 3 is adetail View oftne parts separated.

Referring to the drawings, 1 denotes the frame of the clamp, having afixed clampingjaw 2 and provided with a downwardly and forwardly curvedslot 8, intersected by a vertical slot 4, which communicates with achamher 5, contiguous to the fixed jaw 2. The rear end of the frame isprovided with a rearwardly-extending lip 6, which is bent slightlydownward.

7 denotes a lever provided at one end with a serrated jaw 8, which isadapted to coact with the jaw 2 and clamp the rope in position. Theopposite end of this lever is curved upwardly and is formed with an eye9, with which one end of the rope is adapted to be connected.Intermediate the length of the lever project on opposite sides thereofstuds 10, which are adapted to engage the slots 3 in assembling theparts. By casting the lever with the, studs and forming the frame of theclamp with slots the parts may be easily and quickly assembled afterleaving the molds, thus overcoming the expense attendant on riveting orheading. In other words, when the parts leave the'rnold they areassembled and are then in position for immediate use. As shown in Fig.2, one end of the rope is connected to the outer end of the lever andthe other end of the rope is passed under the lip 6, engaged with thegroove 10 formed in the lower side of the frame of the clamp, and

then inserted upwardly between the two jaws and drawn taut. When theline is under tension, the pull is in the straight line indicated by thearrows in Fig. 2, so that the greater the pull the greater will be theclamping action upon the rope by the jaws. complish by curving the leverand by providing the lip 6. The function of this lip 6 is to provide anextended bearing acting in the nature of a fulcrum bi'nding upon theclamped end of the rope, so that when strain is applied to the rope inthe direction indicated by the arrow the clamp is given a tighterbearing upon the end of the rope.

From the foregoing description, taken in connection with theaccompanying drawings, the construction, operation, and advantages of myinvention will be readily understood without requiring an extendedexplanation.

The device is exceedingly useful for the purpose for which it isdesigned and may be placed upon the market at a comparatively smallcost.

Various changes in the form, proportion, and the minor details ofconstruction may be resorted to without departing from the principle orsacrificing any of the advantages of this invention.

Having thus fully described my invention, What I claim as new, anddesire to secure by Letters Patent, is

A rope-clamp, comprising, in combination, a frame provided with a fixedjaw and with a downwardly and forwardly curved slot interseated by avertical slot, said fixed jaw having a curved downwardly projecting andoutwardly-extending lip adapted to bear upon the clamped end'of the ropeand to act as a fulcrum for obtaininga tighter bearing upon This I 2.0-

the end of the rope, and a lever located in the my hand in presence oftwo subscribing wit vertical slot and provided with studs which nesses.are seated in said downwardly and forwardly curved slot, said leverbeing provided with a GEORGIA PARK 5 jaw coaeting with the said fixed jaw, substan- Witnesses:

tially as described. JOSEPH LIEBERTZ,

In testimony whereof I have hereunte set MARG/UERITE LIEBERTZ.

